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—BUB-- ___ MILITARY AIMCMFT Of THE WORH Romania's IAR-99 Soim is in production at lAv Craiova Ferranti D282 gyro gunsight is standard equip ment. Development of a photo-reconnaissance/ infra-red linescan pod has been postponed pending customer appraisal. Customer/Jugoslavia 75 + . UTVA Lasta Designed as a lead-in trainer to the Super Galeb, the Lasta is a low-wing tandem-seat aircraft with a 224kW Lycoming AEIO-540-Z1B5D piston engine driving a three-blade propeller. Two under- wing hardpoints are provided. The Lasta is gen erally similar in purpose and layout to the Aerospatiale Epsilon, but, despite having the same powerplant, it is larger and heavier, with a maxi mum take-off weight of 1,630kg. The Lasta first flew in 1985 and an initial pre-production batch of ten aircraft have been built. UTVA-75 More than 100 UTVA-75 side-by-sidc primary trainers have been delivered to the Jugo slavian Air Force and civilian Hying clubs. The UTVA-75 first flew on 19 May, 1976. A developed four-seat version, the UTVA-75A, flew in 1986 and is in production alongside the UTVA-75. Deliveries to civilian and military customers began during 1987. Customer. Jugoslavia 30+. NETHERLANDS FOKKER Fokker 50 Maritime Two maritime versions of the new PW125B-powered Fokker 50 are offered, superseding F.27 Maritime models. The Maritime Mk2 is an unarmed version for coastal surveillance and search-and-rescue, while the Maritime En forcer Mk2 has provision for external stores to allow maritime-patrol missions to be flown. Both variants are fitted with a Litton APS-HO(V) 360°- scan search radar. The Enforcer also has a sono- buoy processing system as well as an infra-red detection, electronic surveillance and central tac tical systems. Armament options include up to eight torpedoes, depth bombs or AGM-84A Har poon anti-ship missiles. The airframe has been offered to Singapore for maritime-patrol duties. PAKISTAN PAKISTAN AERONAUTICAL COMPLEX- AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING FACTORY Mushshak Teledyne Continental has completed development of a modilied Mushshak (designated P-2) with 156kW Continental TS1O-360-MB engine in place of the original !49kW Lycoming IO-360-A1B6. The uprated engine is intended to boost hot-and-high performance. A retrofit pro gramme could take the number of re-engined aircraft to 150. The Mushshak P-l two/three-seat piston- engined trainer and liaison aircraft is a Saab MFI- 17 Supporter licence-built at Kamra for the Paki stan Air Force and Army. Assembly of Swedish-made kits began in 1976, but complete aircraft are now manufactured in Pakistan using imported raw materials, engines, propellers and avionics equipment. AMF concluded a contract with Iran in March 1989 to supply an unspecified number ol Mushshaks. Customer. Iran 12+, Pakistan 136+. POLAND PZL 1-22 Iryd Revealed in October 1986, the 1-22 is a twinjet advanced-trainer/light-attack aircraft resembling the Alpha Jet. Designed to replace the TS-11 Iskra, the 1-22 has an empty weight of about 4,000kg, and in prototype form is [lowered by two SO-3W22 turbojets. Equipment includes a ventral 23mm gun pod, four underwing hardpoints for a total of 1,200kg of stores, a gyro gunsight, a nose- mounted camera gun and radar warning receiver. The landing gear is designed for rough-field opera tions and provision is made for a brake parachute. The 1-22 prototype made its first flight on 3 March, 1985. and at least one more development aircraft is now flying. Series production will be undertaken at Mielec. PZL-I30 Orlik The prototype PZL-I30T Turbo- Orlik, developed in collaboration with AirTech of Canada and powered by a 410kW PT6A-25 turbo prop, ffew lor the first time in August 1986. Aimed primarily at export customers and marketed by AirTech, the Turbo-Orlik has four underwing hardpoints. In January 1987 the prototype PZL- 1 30T crashed in Colombia during a demonstration to the Air Force, killing AirTech's president. A second PZL-130 is being converted to turbine power to allow the certification programme to continue. The original piston-engined PZL-130 Orlik flew in October 1984, powered by a 268kW Vedeneyev radial engine driving a three-blade, fixed-pitch propeller. The Orlik is a retractable-gear, low- wing, tandem-seat aircraft. Modular cockpit in strumentation allows rapid conversion between roles, and four underwing stores pylons are pro vided. Other uses envisaged include recon naissance, light ground-attack and target towing. M-26 Iskierka A single-piston-engined, retract able-gear design intended for military pilot selec tion and civilian pilot training, the M-2600 prototype Hew on 18 July, 1986, powered by a 153kW PVL-F6A-350C1 engine. Some assemblies from the M-20 Mewa (licence-built Piper Seneca) were used in the Iskierka's wing, tail unit, landing gear and electrical systems. A development, the M- 2601, with a 224kW Lycoming AEIO-540 powerplant, made its first flight on 24June, f987. W-3 Sokol The Polish-designed and developed twin-turbine Sokol helicopter, which flew in November 1979, is larger than the earlier Mi-2 series and has accommodation for 12 passengers or up to 2,100kg of internal cargo. The W-3 will be the main product of the Swidnik works in the 1990s, series production having started in 1985. Military applications for the Sokol are likely to include liaison, training and medevac. Mi-2 Polish production of the Mil Mi-2 Hoplite twin-turbine light helicopter continues. Military variants include an anti-tank helicopter with four missiles, a trainer and a medevac model. The Mi-2B version has upgraded electrical and navigation systems. Developed with co-operation from Allison in the USA, the Kania, which first flew on 3June, 1979, is an Mi-2 airframe powered by two Allison 250- C20B turboshafts. A further-refined version, the Kania Model 1, has a redesigned cockpit and improved control systems, and is offered in several military configurations. First deliveries were made inmid-f987. Customers. Bulgaria 16+, Cuba 2 + , Czecho slovakia 10+, East Germany 12+, Lesotho 1, Nicaragua 2, Poland 200 + , Romania 6 + , USSR 750+. ROMANIA CNIAR IAR-99 Soim In production at IAv Craiova, the IAR-99 Soim ("Hawk") is an advanced jet trainer and ground-attack aircraft, intended to replace the L-29 Delfin in Romanian Air Force service. The tandem-seat IAR-99 first flew in late 1985. Powered by a 17.8kN-thrust Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper 632-41 turbojet, the Soim has a straight wing with four hardpoints. Maximum take-off weight is in the 5,600kg class and the IAR- 99 has a maximum level speed of 460kt and a service ceiling of 41,300ft (12,600m). An upgrade is under consideration. IAR-823 The piston-engined IAR-823 two/five-seat training/liaison aircraft first flew injuly 1973. The aircraft, which remains in limited production, has a retractable tricycle undercarriage and two under wing hardpoints for fuel tanks or practice weapons. Powerplant is a 216kW Lycoming IO-540. Customer: Romania 40 + . IAR-825TP Triumf Retaining the wing and landing gear of the IAR-823, the turboprop-powered Triumf has a new fuselage with two seats in tandem and a new swept fin. Two underwing hardpoints are provided. The IAR-825TP first flew on 12June, 1982. Series production for the Romanian Air Force, using an uprated 559kW PT6A-25C engine, was scheduled to begin in 1986. Customer: Romania 25 + . IAR-317 Airfox The Airfox is a Romanian-devel oped light-attack/training version of the Aerospatiale Alouette 111 helicopter (200 of which were built in Romania from 1971 to 1987 as IAR- 316Bs). After an April 1984 first flight, the project was cancelled in 1985, by which time two more prototypes had been completed. The IAR-317 was revived in 1990, initially aiming for a 50-aircraft order from the Romanian armed forces. Sub sequently, ICA Brasov will offer the upgrade to overseas Alouette operators. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 10 U August \<#X
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